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Grade 6 Science Unit 2 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The only planet that supports life

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

2.

What is the age of the planet Earth?

a)

2 million years

b)

16 trillion years

c)

72 billion years

d)

4.5 billion years

3.

Earth spins on an imaginary line called an?

a)

Longitude

b)

Equator

c)

Axis

d)

Radius

4.

It takes how many hours to complete a rotation of Earth on its axis?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

24

d)

23

5.

What do you call to the Earth’s movement around the Sun?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Orbit

d)

Inclination

6.

A revolution takes one _____.

a)

Year

b)

Month

c)

Day

7.

Earth _____ around its axis.

a)

Rotates

b)

Revolves

8.

When the Earth faces towards the Sun, it is _____.

a)

Daytime

b)

Nighttime

9.

When the Earth faces away from Sun, it is _____.

a)

Daytime

b)

Nighttime

10.
Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)

tilt of the earth's axis

11.
What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?
a)
seasons
b)
year
c)
day & night
d)
eclipse
12.

What season is it in the U.S. when the north pole is tilted toward the sun?

a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
13.

1. Based on the model above, which season is point X most likely experiencing?

a)

spring

b)

summer

c)

winter

d)

fall or autumn

14.

In the diagram below, the Northern hemisphere would be in what season at position A?

a)

Fall or Autumn

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Summer

15.

Why is summer warmer than winter?

a)

The hemisphere experiencing summer is tilted more directly toward the sun

b)

During summer, the entire planet is closer to the sum

c)

The sun radiates more energy during the summer

d)

The earth spins slower on its axis during the summer

16.

When the Moon is receiving sunlight on the side facing away from Earth, the phase is what?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

New Moon

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Full Moon

17.
During a lunar eclipse, what color does the moon appear?
a)
Black
b)
Red-orange
c)
Yellow-green
d)
White
18.
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
19.
A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
20.
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
a)
Below each other
b)
Above each other
c)
In alignment
21.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
22.
During a solar eclipse...
a)
The sun is blocked by the moon
b)
The Earth is blocked moon
c)
The moon is blocked by the sun
d)
You are blocked
23.
Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Orbit
c)
Lunar Eclipse
d)
Total Eclipse
24.
Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
c)
Total Eclipse
d)
Partial Eclipse
25.

A solar eclipse happens during the day.

a)

True

b)

False